Document Blueprints

In this article you can learn about how to create and use Document Blueprints in Umbraco.

Document Blueprints was previously called Content Templates.

Document Blueprints Overview

Document Blueprints allows a content editor to create a blueprint for new content nodes based on an existing node.

Create - Method 1

Before following this method you should have some content created beforehand.

Select a Content node from the Content menu:

Content-Menu

Click ... next to the Content node and select the Create Document Blueprint option.

Action Button

Give your document blueprint a Name:

Document Blueprint Name Field

Click the Save button and if the creation was successful, you will see a success notification:

Create Button

The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints node of the Settings tree:

New Document Blueprint

Refresh your browser, if you do not see the new document blueprint in the Document Blueprints folder.

Create - Method 2

Go to the Settings section:

Settings Menu

Click ... next to the Document Blueprints tree and select the Create Document Blueprint menu item:

Create Document Blueprint

Select the Document Type you want to create a document blueprint for:

Select Content Type

You can create document blueprints only from Document Types or Document Types with Templates

Give your document blueprint a Name and click the Save button:

Document Blueprint Name Field

The new document blueprint will be created in Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree:

New Document Blueprint

Edit

To edit an existing document blueprint, select a document blueprint from the Document Blueprints folder of the Settings tree. When you have finished editing click the Save button:

Edit Document Blueprint

Use

Once you have created a document blueprint, you can use the template to create new content nodes. To use a document blueprint, Click ... next to the Content tree and select Create:

Create From Template

When you click on a Document Type that has a document blueprint, you will see two options:

  • Create a new node based on a document blueprint

  • Create a blank one

Select Template

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